12 November 1949http://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&docid=G2nplg5-Vmur6M&tbnid=0eXn9hQPMdoSxM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmymajicdc.com%2F3062718%2Fthis-elmo-you-dont-want-around-your-kids%2F&ei=jF6vU_zTCZKhqAb-moHwBQ&bvm=bv.69837884,d.b2U&psig=AFQjCNEG-lHtZX7-Z4BZAsq7KQb4XsWCNA&ust=1404088312707021